Lecture 01 - Introduction and Course Overview
Department of Quantitative Theory and Methods
Emory University
28 August, 2024
Course website: https://danilofreire.github.io/qtm151
Course repository: https://github.com/danilofreire/qtm151
This course is hosted on GitHub, where you will find lecture materials, code samples, assignments, and final project instructions. Canvas will be used for course management, including assignment submissions, grades, and announcements. Please familiarise yourself with both platforms, and reach out if you have any questions.
Note
Please remember to check the course website regularly for updates and announcements.
Visiting Assistant Professor in the QTM
MA from the Graduate Institute Geneva, PhD from King’s College London, Postdoc at Brown University, Senior Lecturer at the University of Lincoln, UK.
Research interests: computational social science, experimental methods, policy evaluation, political violence, organised crime.
Now it’s your turn! 👋
Please introduce yourself, tell us your name, your major, one thing you really like, and something we don’t know about your city or country! 😊
Assignments (x10): 50%
Quizzes (x5): 30%
Final Project: 20%
Midsemester Survey: +0.5% (Extra)
All materials will be available on the course website and GitHub repository